Eric Neufeld is back today with the second in our series of four short videos about tube flies and how to rig them. Part 2 covers the two basic methods for rigging tube flies. Attaching a straight-eye hook with a clinch knot Attaching an up-eye hook with a loop knot Sorry the focus is a little…
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Tube Flies – Introduction
Today we’re starting a little mini-series of posts featuring Eric Neufeld, in video format, talking about tube flies and how to rig them. Who’s Eric Neufeld? He’s an alumnus of Alaska West, and he’s the the Pacific Northwest rep for Idylwilde, Simms and Ross, and he’s a smart dude who likes futzing around with his fly…
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Go Barbless
Why fish barbless flies? The hook does much less damage to the fish’s mouth. You do less damage to the fish overall when you release it – because it’s so much easier to pop the hook out and send him on his way. It’s a bit more ‘sporting’, requiring you to keep pressure on the…
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Going Small
At Chile West we love fishing giant dry flies and streamers. The beauty of that fishery, though, is its variety. Today Trevor Covich tells us about the other end of the spectrum. Going Small Sometimes at Chile West we go away from casting and chugging those giant dries and leeches, for a more delicate approach….
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Big Flies and Rubber Legs
Just a friendly reminder that big, light flies with rubber legs (OK, Sili Legs in this case) work really well for the un-pressured bonefish of South Andros Island. More on South Andros Life on the Flats Background on the Island Moon Walk
Big Flies, Leaders, and More
Our head guide on the Dean River at BC West is Scott Baker-McGarva. There’s a reason he’s in his job – he knows a lot about swinging flies for anadromous fish. Scott wrote an excellent piece on big bugs and leaders. We think those of you who crave chrome will appreciate it. Big Flies, Leaders,…
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Sculpin Fishing from Alaska to Chile
Trevor Covich is one of our senior guides in Alaska and Chile. He loves tying and fishing sculpin patterns and he’s darned good at both. He put together a great piece for us on sculpin fishing. Sculpin fishing is an extremely versatile way to fish, and oh by the way, a great way to select…
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Top Salmon Fishing Posts of 2010
Congratulations – you’re about to endure the last of our ‘Best of 2010’ posts. You’ve seen which of our articles about trout, and bonefish, and steelhead were most popular in 2010. If there’s anything we know well it’s fly fishing for salmon, and today you get to see which of our top 10 salmon fishing…
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Top Steelhead Fishing Posts of 2010
It’s part 3 today in our series of ‘most popular posts of 2010’ articles. We wanted to make sure that you’re not missing out on any of the good stuff! Having already seen which trout fishing posts were deemed cool, and which bonefishing posts went viral, today you get to see which 10 posts about…
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Top Trout Fishing Posts of 2010
We’re nearing the end of 2010, so as dutiful members of the media we figured it was time to run a series of posts looking back on some highlights of the year. Since it’s really all about the fish, we decided to group these little roundups by type of finned friend. The formula is pretty…
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